As I mentioned before, it took a matter of minutes to hail a cab and be on our way to the Airbnb property we were staying in. The Airbnb we were staying in was located about 25 minutes from the Kyoto Train Station and was adjacent to the Kyōto Kitano Post …
After a couple of days in Tokyo, we headed to Kyoto to get a more traditional and touristy taste of Japan. There are three trains from Tokyo to Kyoto on Shinkansen Tokaido line: the Nozomi, Hikari, and Kodoma. The journey time ranges from 2h20m to 4h based on which of …
We stayed at the Conrad Tokyo on our last two nights in Japan, which happens to be one of my favorite Conrads (more on that later). On the night before our departure my sister and I were rudely awaken by insanely loud knocking on the door. My heart was already …
On one of my days in Tokyo, I decided to visit the Asakusa Sensō-ji temple and the more traditional side of Tokyo. I had a wonderful time in the area, back in 2014, so I thought why not visit again to explore more of the area. The easiest way to access …
The Department of Homeland Security is apparently hiring people who can create a database of journalists, bloggers, and influencers. The data to be compiled apparently includes a publication’s “sentiment” among other factors such as languages, momentum, and circulation. The job posting, which first came to the attention of the public …
During one of my evenings in Tokyo, I just decided to wander off and find myself some nice, traditional style street photography locations.The problem was that I was walking around Marunouchi (pretty much Central Tokyo) where most of the high rises and offices were located. The area was completely dead …
There are tons of lists which claim to definitively point out the world’s friendliest country. A lot of magazines take a stab at it on a regular basis (eg. Forbes, Inc) with varying results. While I think this list varies from person to person, there are a few countries that …
There are a lot of blogs talking about AMEX Offers and Citi bonus spending, but I haven’t seen anyone post about the decent offers that Bank of America has through its equivalent program: BankAmeriDeals. If any of you have the Alaska Airlines or Virgin Atlantic credit cards from Bank of …
During my first two days in Tokyo, the rain continued to come down hard and it made walking outside rather challenging. So what do you do when it is pouring during your time in Tokyo? You walk around and take pictures of Tokyo streets with its many people carrying bright …
According to a Lifehacker article, beginning this month you don’t have to sign those receipts at the end of dinner anymore. The major credit card issuers (Visa, AMEX, Mastercard etc) will no longer require signatures when buying something. Arguably, the United States has been behind the rest of the world …
